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The QC, Vol. 85, No. 25 • May 13, 1999

1999_05_13_p001

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
uaker
May 13,1999
ampus
COL
■ Just
Imagine
The last full-
stage event in
the Shannon
Center blew our
minds.
SPORTS
■ Lacrosse Championship Again
Although we're proud of our
women's lacross team, we're
running out of things to say about
them. But a big congrats to their
championship win.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
OPINION TOPIC
Goodbye*—Painful and Pleasant
Seniors reflect on the moments that
made them love and hate Whittier.
And we say goodbye to the campus
as we know it.
C A M
■ Senior
Moments
The last seniors
to ever see Prez
Ash said
goodbye last
week.
Digital Underground's Actions
Spur Side Saddle to Early Closure
■ EVENT
by Steve Alvarado
QCAsst. News Editor
A Campus Safety officer
was physically assaulted by a student while another student was
hospitalized for alcohol complications during and after the annual Side Saddle dance on Saturday,
May 8.
The student attending Side
Saddle repeatedly jumped up on
the stage during a performance
give by Digital Underground.
When confronted by a Campus
Safety officer, the student became
verbally abusive and physically
assaulted the officer. The band
then began to urge the crowd to
resist the officers, which resulted
in the dance closing about an hour
earlier than scheduled, according
to Assistant Chief of Campus Safety John Lewis.
The student suspected to have
disrupted the dance was escorted
from the event. Also, the other
student that was hospitalized for
alcohol overdose was taken to
Whittier Presbyterian Hospital
from the event at 12:42 a.m. According to Lewis, the individual,
"was found on the floor in the
women's rest room at The Spot."
Chief Malone Resigns
to be Head of Security
■ RESIGNATION
by Stevt
QCAsst.
Chie
Hfuroiti I
Humpty-Hump fromDigital Underground in The Club.
;ption
environr
)p.m.
to thank
.> Vice
nity to serve them.
"The band became problematic in a way that they were using
abusive language toward the Campus Safety officers and were uncooperative to engage in a dialogue to solve the situation," Lewis
said. He added that the group had
begun to spray the audience with
apple cider and throw the empty
bottles to the crowd while performing.
According to the Associate
Dean for the Cultural Center Tracy Poon Tambascia, who was
present at the event, the band was
reported to have been smoking
marijuana and drinking alcohol
on stage during the performance,
"It was a combination of things
incited by the band that posed a
problem," she said. "The chanting made [the situation] worse
and was a real danger for Campus
Safety and the crowd."
The 'chant' that Tambascia
referred to was a derogatory statement that the band used to address
See HUMPTY, page five
President for Finance and Administration Jo Ann Hankin,
Malone stated, "It goes without
saying that this was not an easy
decision. I haveenjoyed my nine
years at Whittier College and
have made many lifelong
friends. In 1991 the Executive
Staff assigned me the task of
rebuilding the Campus Safety
Department from the ground up.
The assignment has been completed with the support and hard
' ■ -.;•■-*;.* i • *V'i r
Although there is no direct
connection with several College
administrators and leaving
Whittier, Malone said that his
decision was made in a professional manner and involved his
family.
According to Assistant Director of Security at Arizona
Center Jim Justice, Malone's
extensive background in law
Student Assaulted Near Turner Hall; Community on Alert
■ FACULTY
by Chris Ziegler
QC Editor-in-Chief
A female student was accosted by an unknown male who
jumped out of shrubbery near the
Turner amphitheater staircase and
attempted to grab her at about
1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11,
according to Campus Safety and
Whittier Police Department
(W.P.D.) reports.
The student turned and pushed
the male down several stairs and
fled to Turner Hall, where she
reported the incident. She was
uninjured.
Police and Campus Safety
units searched the area but the
male, described to Campus Safety
as a black-clad Caucasian approximately 5'7" to 5'9" tall, weighing
150 pounds and between 25 and
30 years old, was not found. He is
not believed to be a Whittier student.
As a response, Campus Safety
distributed 1,300 flyers to alert
the community and increased the
patrol frequency in the Wardman
parking lot, according to Asst.
Chief of Campus Safety John
Lewis.
"As best as I can recall, this is
the first time that we' ve had something from an outside element that
had a direct impact on a student,"
Lewis said. "That's why we took
steps to inform everybody."
If apprehended, the suspect
could face charges ranging from
"The suspect did not say anything and
as best as we could determine he did
not try to indicate more specific intent,
• like '1 want to drag you in the bushes
and get you.'"
—Asst. Chief of Campus Safety John Lewis
■ | ■■■■■■::■■■
battery if unwanted physical contact was made between the suspect and the student to attempted
rape, depending on his intent,
Lewis said.
"We'd like to ask him [about
his motive] ourself," he said. "The
suspect did not say anything and
as best as we could determine he
did not try to indicate more specif
ic intent, like 'I want to drag you
in the bushes and get you.'"
Lewis commended the student
for quickly subduing and escaping.
"She did exactly the right
thing," he said. "She caught this
guy coming at her out of the corner of her eye and was able to
thwart him very effectively."
W.P.D. recorded the incident as
suspicious circumstances.
In similar incidents, a student
reported seeing a suspicious male
near the Activity Center parking
lot at about 12:30 on Saturday,
May 8 and housekeeping personnel also spotted another unknown
person near Hoover Hall at about
3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11,
some two hours after the amphitheater incident.
Lewis could not say if the incidents were related.
"We're an open campus and
right next to a real active street, so
if someone wants to, they can park
their car, take three steps and be
on campus," Lewis said. "That's
why it's real important we all take
responsibility for this. If you see
something suspicious, give us a
call."
ISSUE 25 • VOLUME 85

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
uaker
May 13,1999
ampus
COL
■ Just
Imagine
The last full-
stage event in
the Shannon
Center blew our
minds.
SPORTS
■ Lacrosse Championship Again
Although we're proud of our
women's lacross team, we're
running out of things to say about
them. But a big congrats to their
championship win.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
OPINION TOPIC
Goodbye*—Painful and Pleasant
Seniors reflect on the moments that
made them love and hate Whittier.
And we say goodbye to the campus
as we know it.
C A M
■ Senior
Moments
The last seniors
to ever see Prez
Ash said
goodbye last
week.
Digital Underground's Actions
Spur Side Saddle to Early Closure
■ EVENT
by Steve Alvarado
QCAsst. News Editor
A Campus Safety officer
was physically assaulted by a student while another student was
hospitalized for alcohol complications during and after the annual Side Saddle dance on Saturday,
May 8.
The student attending Side
Saddle repeatedly jumped up on
the stage during a performance
give by Digital Underground.
When confronted by a Campus
Safety officer, the student became
verbally abusive and physically
assaulted the officer. The band
then began to urge the crowd to
resist the officers, which resulted
in the dance closing about an hour
earlier than scheduled, according
to Assistant Chief of Campus Safety John Lewis.
The student suspected to have
disrupted the dance was escorted
from the event. Also, the other
student that was hospitalized for
alcohol overdose was taken to
Whittier Presbyterian Hospital
from the event at 12:42 a.m. According to Lewis, the individual,
"was found on the floor in the
women's rest room at The Spot."
Chief Malone Resigns
to be Head of Security
■ RESIGNATION
by Stevt
QCAsst.
Chie
Hfuroiti I
Humpty-Hump fromDigital Underground in The Club.
;ption
environr
)p.m.
to thank
.> Vice
nity to serve them.
"The band became problematic in a way that they were using
abusive language toward the Campus Safety officers and were uncooperative to engage in a dialogue to solve the situation," Lewis
said. He added that the group had
begun to spray the audience with
apple cider and throw the empty
bottles to the crowd while performing.
According to the Associate
Dean for the Cultural Center Tracy Poon Tambascia, who was
present at the event, the band was
reported to have been smoking
marijuana and drinking alcohol
on stage during the performance,
"It was a combination of things
incited by the band that posed a
problem," she said. "The chanting made [the situation] worse
and was a real danger for Campus
Safety and the crowd."
The 'chant' that Tambascia
referred to was a derogatory statement that the band used to address
See HUMPTY, page five
President for Finance and Administration Jo Ann Hankin,
Malone stated, "It goes without
saying that this was not an easy
decision. I haveenjoyed my nine
years at Whittier College and
have made many lifelong
friends. In 1991 the Executive
Staff assigned me the task of
rebuilding the Campus Safety
Department from the ground up.
The assignment has been completed with the support and hard
' ■ -.;•■-*;.* i • *V'i r
Although there is no direct
connection with several College
administrators and leaving
Whittier, Malone said that his
decision was made in a professional manner and involved his
family.
According to Assistant Director of Security at Arizona
Center Jim Justice, Malone's
extensive background in law
Student Assaulted Near Turner Hall; Community on Alert
■ FACULTY
by Chris Ziegler
QC Editor-in-Chief
A female student was accosted by an unknown male who
jumped out of shrubbery near the
Turner amphitheater staircase and
attempted to grab her at about
1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11,
according to Campus Safety and
Whittier Police Department
(W.P.D.) reports.
The student turned and pushed
the male down several stairs and
fled to Turner Hall, where she
reported the incident. She was
uninjured.
Police and Campus Safety
units searched the area but the
male, described to Campus Safety
as a black-clad Caucasian approximately 5'7" to 5'9" tall, weighing
150 pounds and between 25 and
30 years old, was not found. He is
not believed to be a Whittier student.
As a response, Campus Safety
distributed 1,300 flyers to alert
the community and increased the
patrol frequency in the Wardman
parking lot, according to Asst.
Chief of Campus Safety John
Lewis.
"As best as I can recall, this is
the first time that we' ve had something from an outside element that
had a direct impact on a student,"
Lewis said. "That's why we took
steps to inform everybody."
If apprehended, the suspect
could face charges ranging from
"The suspect did not say anything and
as best as we could determine he did
not try to indicate more specific intent,
• like '1 want to drag you in the bushes
and get you.'"
—Asst. Chief of Campus Safety John Lewis
■ | ■■■■■■::■■■
battery if unwanted physical contact was made between the suspect and the student to attempted
rape, depending on his intent,
Lewis said.
"We'd like to ask him [about
his motive] ourself," he said. "The
suspect did not say anything and
as best as we could determine he
did not try to indicate more specif
ic intent, like 'I want to drag you
in the bushes and get you.'"
Lewis commended the student
for quickly subduing and escaping.
"She did exactly the right
thing," he said. "She caught this
guy coming at her out of the corner of her eye and was able to
thwart him very effectively."
W.P.D. recorded the incident as
suspicious circumstances.
In similar incidents, a student
reported seeing a suspicious male
near the Activity Center parking
lot at about 12:30 on Saturday,
May 8 and housekeeping personnel also spotted another unknown
person near Hoover Hall at about
3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11,
some two hours after the amphitheater incident.
Lewis could not say if the incidents were related.
"We're an open campus and
right next to a real active street, so
if someone wants to, they can park
their car, take three steps and be
on campus," Lewis said. "That's
why it's real important we all take
responsibility for this. If you see
something suspicious, give us a
call."
ISSUE 25 • VOLUME 85